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understood!
They shall laugh but little and shed many tears. Thus shall they be
rewarded for their misdeeds.
If Allah brings you back to a party of them and they ask leave to
march with you, say: 'You shall not march with me, nor shall you fight
with me against my enemies. You chose to remain at home on the first
occasion; therefore you shall now staywith those who remain behind.'
You shall not pray for any of their dead, nor shall you attend their
burial. For they denied Allah and His Apostle and remained sinners to
the last.
Let neither their riches nor their children rouse your envy. Through
these Allah seeks to punish them in this life, so that they shall die
unbelievers.
Whenever a Sura was revealed, saying: 'Believe in Allah and fight
with His Apostle,' the rich among them asked you to excuse them,
saying: 'Leave us with those who are to stay behind.'
They were content to be with those who stayed behind: a seal was set
upon their hearts, leaving them bereft of understanding. But the
Apostle and the men who shared his faith fought with their goods and
their persons. Those shall be rewarded with good things. Those shall
surely prosper. Allah has prepared for them gardens watered by
running streams, in which they shall abide for ever. That is the supreme
triumph.
Some Arabs of the desert who had an excuse came begging leave to
stay behind; whilst those who denied Allah and His Apostle remained
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THE QURAN